Ribeiro do Salgueiro and Covas dos Mouros Mines, Arga de Cima, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ribeiro do Salgueiro and Covas dos Mouros Mines | Group of Mines |
| Arga de Cima | Civil Parish |
| Caminha | Municipality |
| Viana do Castelo | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 49' 36'' North , 8° 40' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rubiãis | 548 (2011) | 9.0km |
| Ponte de Lima | 44,667 (2018) | 10.5km |
| Vila Praia de Âncora | 4,987 (2012) | 14.3km |
| Meadela | 9,981 (2018) | 16.4km |
| Darque | 8,092 (2012) | 17.4km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas do Ribeiro do Salgueiro e Covas dos Mouros, Arga de Cima, Caminha, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Tin-tungsten mines.
Quartz and pegmatite veins.
Contiguous mining concessions:
623 Covas dos Mouros (W), registered on 24-11-1913
609 Ribeiro do Salgueiro (W-Sn), registered on 11-10-1913
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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